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Recent Examples of mined
Her very presence, which succeeds at generating buzz and not much else, feels fitting for a show that seems to want not to be watched so much as mined for viral bits and pieces.
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
For instance, there is a stunning 12-foot bench made of 230 blocks of ancient rock salt mined in Loulé.
—Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
Schumacher had already mined Farrell’s charisma in the underseen Tigerland.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
The filmmaker mined a trove of archival material, including footage from Jacobs’ senior runway show at Parsons School of Design.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
The tribe lives on Indonesia’s Halmahera Island, where nickel for electric vehicle batteries is being mined.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2025
There is trash and pollutants from the tourists and gravel has been mined from the area to make trekking routes for people, disturbing the places where females may have laid their eggs, researchers said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Certainly there were nuggets to pick up about Joel’s life that felt fresh, however much has already been mined.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
And the fertilizer could be produced with less energy because the raw materials don’t have to be mined or transported, according to researchers.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
For instance, there is a stunning 12-foot bench made of 230 blocks of ancient rock salt mined in Loulé.
—Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
Schumacher had already mined Farrell’s charisma in the underseen Tigerland.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
The filmmaker mined a trove of archival material, including footage from Jacobs’ senior runway show at Parsons School of Design.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
The tribe lives on Indonesia’s Halmahera Island, where nickel for electric vehicle batteries is being mined.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2025
There is trash and pollutants from the tourists and gravel has been mined from the area to make trekking routes for people, disturbing the places where females may have laid their eggs, researchers said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Certainly there were nuggets to pick up about Joel’s life that felt fresh, however much has already been mined.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
And the fertilizer could be produced with less energy because the raw materials don’t have to be mined or transported, according to researchers.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mined
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In one attack in mid-September, the militants attacked a convoy of more than 100 fuel trucks, setting fire to half of them, according to Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED), which maps conflicts.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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Republican Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears, who has trailed Spanberger for most of the race, has attacked Spanberger over Democrats' positions on the government shutdown and focused on trans issues, which helped Republicans win the governor's mansion in 2021.—
Benjamin Siegel,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In 2010, while covering an event in Lara, a western state that has long been a government stronghold, he and several fellow journalists were ambushed by a mob of militants loyal to the regime.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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And after a Washington woman was repeatedly ambushed by an owl while walking in the woods near her house in 2022, biologists report that the occurrence is becoming more frequent.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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That anxiety grew after America bombed Iranian nuclear sites earlier this year.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
7 Nov. 2025
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Two Tennessee public schools were bombed in 1956.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Mined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mined. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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